Johnny Lipon

Johnny Lipon
Johnny Lipon
	Lipon in about 1953.
	Shortstop / Manager
	Born: November 10, 1922; Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.
	Died: August 17, 1998 (aged 75); Houston, Texas, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 16, 1942, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
	April 25, 1954, for the Cincinnati Redlegs
MLB statistics
Batting average	.259
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	266
Managerial record	18–41
Winning %	.305
Teams
	As player Detroit Tigers (1942, 1946, 1948–1952); Boston Red Sox (1952–1953); St. Louis Browns (1953); Cincinnati Redlegs (1954); As manager Cleveland Indians (1971);

John Joseph Lipon (November 10, 1922 – August 17, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and Cincinnati Redlegs over the course of nine seasons (1942; 1946; 1948–1954). The native of Martins Ferry, Ohio, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations, as an aviation machinist's mate, third class.

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